Using daytime running lights

Submitted: Sunday, Jul 06, 2014 at 09:11
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Has it come time for us to all use headlights or daytime running lights in the day. Over the years the number of trucks and vans has increased by quite a bit, also the length of vehicles has increased.

I have seen many answers that state, if you can’t see an oncoming vehicle you shouldn’t be driving, Well, there are a lot of reasons for not seeing the vehicle such as the sun behind them, vehicles blending in with the surrounds, heat haze, shadows, distraction and just being plain being tired. In passing any considerable length vehicle we all know how long we are on the wrong side of the road and if your passing maneuver is half way through and you then spot an oncoming vehicle, things can become very ugly, very quickly.

Many will have noticed that the Led daytime running lights on euro vehicles are easier to see than headlights, in fact they on reading an article in PowerTorque they state that the led lights emit much more light that is directed at the other vehicle. One problem with this, is if you install aftermarket Daytime running light the retards of this world will use them at night, causing problems for others.

In the article and this is their quote.
“From in depth accident studies that failing to see another road user in time (or at all) is a contributing factor in 50% of all daytime accidents. For daytime intersection accidents this increases to as much as 80%.”

I personally hope they bring in the lights on all new vehicles, and at least require all older vehicles to run with headlights on. Many at present don’t even seem to be able to turn them on around sunset and sunrise.


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